Letter, from Thomas Romney Robinson to Sir John Herschel, dated at Armagh
Reference number: HS/14/374
Date: 6 March 1832
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Introduces Edward Cooper, who has second largest telescope in the world [after John Frederick William Herschel]. Asks John Frederick William Herschel to assist Cooper. Discusses various astronomical issues and instruments.
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- HS/14/374
- Earliest possible date
- 6 March 1832
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- 3 pages
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- Manuscript
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Thomas Romney Robinson, Letter, from Thomas Romney Robinson to Sir John Herschel, dated at Armagh, 6 March 1832, HS/14/374, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_14_374/letter-from-thomas-romney-robinson-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-armagh, accessed on 15 May 2026
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This item is part of:
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 14 Pogson-R miscellaneous
1810-1871 Reference number: HS/14
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Thomas Romney Robinson
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John Frederick William Herschel
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